A machine that separates seeds from short staple cotton. It made processing cotton much easier
100
What was the cause of the cotton boom?
The cotton gin
100
Define the market revolution
Beginning in the late 1810s the government constructed a massive system of canals and roads which created both a complex economy and a society that increasingly resembled those of the northeast
100
What social class were most economic innovations and actions spearheaded by?
The elite
200
What invention was created during this period that was used heavily in the Civil War?
guns with interchangeable parts
200
What crop did the south begin to produce in mass in the early 1800s
tobacco
200
What was the purpose of the national road?
to tie midwest to seaboard states
200
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
When the US government purchased the land of Louisiana
300
Why was the cotton gin controversial?
By 1820 the North had given up slavery but the South was resisting. The cotton gin allowed more cotton to be made which required more labor to turn it into a sellable product.
300
What did southern leaders feel made them vulnerable to competition?
Southern leaders were afraid that their dependence on cotton alone made them vulnerable so they pledged to diversify their outputs
300
What was the name of the first canal built that was over 30 miles long?
Erie Canal
300
What animal appears on Mr. McNears essay folder?
a happy monkey
400
Define a mill village
Mill villages employed single young women from the surrounding area and housed them collectively in boarding houses where they worked for long hours in textile factories.
400
What was the controversy between western states farmers and New England farmers?
In the western states farmers began to grow grains wheat and barley and also meats and corn. They competed with farmers in New England and made them struggle significantly
400
What city did the railroad revolution center around?
Chicago
400
Who was president when the Louisiana Purchase occured?
Thomas Jefferson
500
Where was the first textile plant built?
Massachusetts
500
What did the phrase "King Cotton" represent?
King Cotton was a phrases that indicated the importance of producing cotton in the south
500
Name one of the three reasons that the Erie canal was a success
1. support new york merchants,
2. backing of new york governor,
3. relatively gentle terrain to the west of Albany